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IFN Investor Forum 2016

21st September 2016
Le Meridien, Kuala Lumpur

About The IFN Investor Forum

In April 2015, IFN launched its inaugural IFN Investor Forum in Dubai to great success, allowing participants to focus on exactly the issues that are relevant to them and creating a targeted, effective and efficient platform for discussion, analysis and action on both sides of the industry coin.

Going forward, to ensure that the broadest and most effective global coverage is achieved, the annual IFN Investors Forum will alternate between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur. This event will encompass everything related to Islamic investment, attracting a truly global audience and focusing on both the central issues to the area and also on the latest developments, trends and innovations across the sector. The wide-ranging program will include multiple and varied formats and sessions for maximum participation: including a brand new series of issuer case studies.

The IFN Investors Forum 2016 will take place in Kuala Lumpur.

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Forum Agenda

  • Main Event
  • RFI Roundtable

Main Event

09:20 – 09:30

Welcome Remarks

Motion: Will alternative investment platforms become the new normal for the asset management industry?

09:30 – 10:30

Investing in Interesting Times

Moderator:

Khalid Howladar, Global Head of Islamic Finance, Moody’s Investor Services, the UAE

Panelists:

Edward Gustely, Managing Director, Penida Capital, Indonesia
Michael Orzano, Director, Global Equity Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices, the US
Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid, Senior Managing Director and Deputy CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank
Monem Salam, President, Saturna Malaysia

10:30 – 10:45

Presentation: Asia Pacific Asset Management 2020: Get Ready for the Asian Decade

Armin Choksey, Director, Head of Asian Investment Fund Center, PwC Singapore

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee & Networking

11:15 – 11:55

Integration of ESG/SRI funds in the Shariah funds Marketplace

Moderator:

Lawrence Oliver, Deputy CEO, DDCAP, the UK

Panelists:

Gerald Ambrose, CEO, Aberdeen Islamic Asset Management
Maznah Mahbob, CEO, AmInvest
Ruslena Ramli, Head of Islamic Finance, RAM Ratings

11:55 – 12:25

Real Asset Investing: What trends will we see shaping investments in oil, infrastructure, real estate and commodities?

Moderator:

Vineeta Tan, Editor, Islamic Finance news

Panelists:

Elias Moubarak, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins, Bahrain
Lim Say Cheong, Head of Islamic Banking, Maybank Singapore
Richard Thomas, Institutional, Governmental and Multilateral Relationships, Gatehouse Bank, the UK

12:25 – 12:35

Luncheon Address

Lawrence Oliver, Deputy CEO, DDCAP, the UK

12:35 – 13:45

Luncheon

13:45 – 14:15

The Challenge of Cross Border Distribution: What’s Holding the Industry Back?

Moderator:

Dinesh Virik, Managing Director, Novagni Analytics & Advisory

Panelists:

Armin Choksey, Director, Head of Asian Investment Fund Center, PwC Singapore
Roslina Abdul Rahman, Managing Director, Amundi Malaysia
Sandeep Singh, Country Head, Malaysia, and Head of Islamic Business, Franklin Templeton Investments

14:15 – 15:05

Talking Shop with Fund Managers and Institutional Investors

Moderator:

Stuart Hutton, Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical, the UK

Panelists:

Jamaluddin Nor Mohamad, Director, Islamic Capital Market, Bursa Malaysia
Mahdzir Othman, CEO, i-VCAP
Norashikin Kassim, CEO, CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management
Saliegh Salaam, Portfolio Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group, South Africa
Sohail Jaffer, Deputy CEO, FWU Group, the UAE

15:05 – 15:20

In Conversation: The Hunt for Yield, Challenge of Liquidity and Preservation of Wealth in a Stressed Economic Environment

Intervieweer: Stella Cox, Managing Director, DDCap, the UK
Interviewee: Professor Dr Rifaat Ahmed Abdelkarim, CEO, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation

15:20 – 16:20

The Islamic Funds Landscape in the Age of Fintech: Blockchain, Crypto Currencies and Digital Distribution

Moderator:

Mohd Atasha Alias, Head of Scale Up Excellence, MDec and Founder of DigitalEconomist.co

Panelists:

Daniel Goettfert, Country Manager, FundedbyMe Malaysia
Kyri Andreou, Director and Co-Founder, ATA Plus
Mark Smalley, Co-founder and CEO, Neuroware
Mohamed Izam Mohamed Yusof, CEO, IAP Integrated
Naysan Munusamy, COO, pitchIN

16:20 – 16:40

Coffee and Networking

16:40

End of Forum

RFI Roundtable

The RFI Foundation

13:50 – 14:05

Introductory Remarks

Daud Vicary Abdullah, President and CEO, International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)

14:05 – 15:00

Does ESG improve Islamic finance?

  • How can Sukuk work for social impact in a unique way?
  • Is ‘following the law’ and ‘being Shariah compliant’ the extent of Islamic finance’s social responsibility?
  • How do banks approach ESG?

Moderator:

Daud Vicary Abdullah, President and CEO, International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)

Panelists:

Blake Goud, CEO, RFI Foundation
Khalid Howladar, Global Head, Islamic Finance, Moody’s Investor Service

15:00 – 15:30

Break

15:30 – 16:30

Does Islamic finance create positive social impact that ESG cannot?

  • Will Islamic finance broaden the reach of responsible finance in emerging markets?
  • Can unlocking the creativity of Muslim Millennials expand the social impact of Islamic finance
  • Where has Islamic finance succeeded and struggled to connect with other approaches to responsible finance?

Moderator:

Stuart Hutton, Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical

Panelists:

Abdulla Al Awar, CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre
Professor Dr Rifaat Ahmed Abdelkarim, Chairperson, The RFI Foundation
Stella Cox, Managing Director, DDCAP, the UK

Forum Speakers

  • Abdulla Al Awar, CEO, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center
  • Armin Choksey, Director, Head of Asian Investment Fund Center, PwC Singapore
  • Blake Goud, CEO, RFI Foundation
  • Daniel Goettfert, Country Manager, FundedbyMe Malaysia
  • Daud Vicary Abdullah, President and CEO, International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)
  • Dinesh Virik, Managing Director, Novagni Analytics & Advisory
  • Edward Gustely, Managing Director, Penida Capital, Indonesia
  • Elias Moubarak, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins, Bahrain
  • Gerald Ambrose, CEO, Aberdeen Islamic Asset Management
  • Jamaluddin Nor Mohamad, Director, Islamic Capital Market, Bursa Malaysia
  • Khalid Howladar, Global Head of Islamic Finance, Moody’s Investor Services, the UAE
  • Kyri Andreou, Director and Co-Founder, ATA Plus
  • Lawrence Oliver, Deputy CEO, DDCAP
  • Lim Say Cheong, Head of Islamic Banking, Maybank Singapore
  • Mahdzir Othman, CEO, i-VCAP
  • Mark Smalley, Co-founder and CEO, Neuroware
  • Maznah Mahbob, CEO, AmInvest
  • Michael Orzano, Director, Global Equity Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices, the US
  • Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid, Senior Managing Director and Deputy CEO, CIMB Islamic Bank
  • Mohamed Izam Mohamed Yusof, CEO, IAP Integrated
  • Mohammad Raafi Hossain, CEO, Finocracy, the UAE
  • Mohd Atasha Alias, Head of Scale Up Excellence, MDec and Founder of DigitalEconomist.co
  • Monem Salam, President, Saturna Malaysia
  • Naysan Munusamy, COO, pitchIN
  • Norashikin Kassim, CEO, CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management
  • Qudeer Latif, Partner and Head of Global Islamic Finance Practice, Clifford Chance, the UAE
  • Richard Thomas, Institutional, Governmental and Multilateral Relationships, Gatehouse Bank, the UK
  • Professor Dr Rifaat Ahmed Abdelkarim, Chairperson, The RFI Foundation
  • Roslina Abdul Rahman, Managing Director, Amundi Malaysia
  • Ruslena Ramli, Head of Islamic Finance, RAM Ratings
  • Saliegh Salaam, Portfolio Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group, South Africa
  • Sandeep Singh, Country Head, Malaysia, and Head of Islamic Business, Franklin Templeton Investments
  • Sohail Jaffer, Deputy CEO, FWU Group, the UAE
  • Stella Cox, Managing Director, DDCAP, the UK
  • Stuart Hutton, Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical, the UK
  • Suahasil Nazara, Chairman, Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
  • Tariq Al-Rifai, CEO, Quorum Center for Strategic Studies, the UK
  • Vineeta Tan, Editor, Islamic Finance news

Advisory Board

  • Ahmad Najib Nazlan, CEO, Maybank Islamic Asset Management
  • Akber Khan, Senior Director, Asset Management, Al Rayan Investment
  • Azizi Ali, Senior Vice-President, Islamic Business, Cagamas
  • Hanifah Hashim, Executive Director and Head of Malaysia Fixed Income and Sukuk, Franklin Templeton Investments
  • Dr Hasnita Hashim, CEO, Guidance Investments
  • Michael Orzano, Director, Global Equity Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices, the US
  • Mohammad Shoaib, CEO, Al Meezan Investment Management, Pakistan
  • Monem Salam, President, Saturna Malaysia
  • Norashikin Kassim, CEO, CIMB Principal Asset Management
  • Stella Cox, Managing Director, DDCAP, the UK
  • Stuart Hutton, Chief Investment Officer, Simply Ethical
  • Tariq Al Rifai, CEO, Quorum Center for Strategic Studies, the UK

Forum Partners

IN COLLABORATION WITH

LEAD PARTNER

CIMB Islamic

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CIMB Islamic Bank, licensed under Malaysia’s Islamic Financial Services Act 2013, is the main operating entity of the CIMB Group’s global Islamic banking and finance franchise. It operates in parallel with the group’s universal banking platform where it offers Shariah compliant products and services to the group’s wholesale banking, consumer banking, commercial banking and asset management businesses.

CIMB Islamic’s products and operations are managed in strict compliance with Shariah principles under the guidance of the CIMB Islamic Board Shariah Committee, which comprises some of the world’s leading Shariah experts or scholars. CIMB Islamic provides comprehensive and innovative Shariah compliant financial products and services to meet the needs of individuals, small and medium-scale enterprises as well as large institutional customers.

CIMB Group’s Islamic banking and finance business is supported by the group’s network of over 39,000 staff in 16 countries comprising an experienced senior management team and a global team of Islamic banking and financial services professionals in all core components of the Islamic banking and financial services market. CIMB Group also has the most extensive retail branch network in ASEAN, with more than 900 branches as at the 31st December 2016. Outside of Malaysia, CIMB Islamic operates a universal offering in Indonesia and Singapore with a focus in wholesale banking in the other 14 countries.

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MULTILATERAL STRATEGIC PARTNER

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

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The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is a multilateral development financial institution and is part of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group.

The ICD was established in November 1999 to support the economic development of its member countries through the provision of finance for private sector projects, promoting competition and entrepreneurship, providing advisory services to governments and private companies and encouraging cross-border investments.

The ICD has an authorized capital of US$4 billion. Currently, the shareholders of the ICD are the IDB (50%), 53 Islamic countries (30%) and five public financial institutions (20%).

ICD mandate and objectives

The ICD fosters sustainable economic growth in its 53 member countries by:

  • Financing private sector investment
  • Mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and
  • Providing advisory services to business and governments.

The ICD selects the financing projects based on their contribution to economic development considering factors such as job creation, Islamic finance development, contribution to exports, etc. The ICD also provides advisory services to governments and private sector groups on policies designed to encourage the establishment, expansion and modernization of private enterprises, the development of capital markets, best management practices and to enhance the role of the market economy. The ICD operates to complement the activities of the IDB in member countries.

The ICD is rated ‘AA/FQ’ by Fitch Ratings, ‘Aa3/P-1’ by Moody’s Investors Service and ‘A+’ by Standard & Poor’s.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Tel: (966-12) 6361400; (966-12) 6441644

Fax: (966-12) 644 4427

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.icd-ps.org

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STRATEGIC EXCHANGE PARTNER

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) is a member of the IDB Group. It was established with the purpose of advancing trade among OIC member countries, which would ultimately contribute to the overarching goal of improving the socioeconomic conditions of the people across the world. The ITFC commenced operations in January 2008 and has since consolidated all trade finance businesses that used to be handled by various windows within the IDB Group. Earning an ‘A1’ rating from Moody’s Investors Service reflects the ITFC’s efficiency in service delivery by responding swiftly to customer needs in a market-driven business environment.

Since 2008, the ITFC has provided more than US$40.2 billion of trade financing to OIC member countries, making it the leading provider of trade solutions for the needs of OIC member countries. With a mission of being a catalyst for trade development among OIC member countries and beyond, the ITFC helps entities in member countries gain better access to trade finance and provides them with the necessary trade-related capacity-building tools, which would enable them to successfully compete in the global market.

 

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Twitter: @ITFCCORP
Facebook: @ITFCCORP
Linkedin: International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)

Tel: +966 12 646 8337
Fax: +966 12 637 1064
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.itfc-idb.org/en

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EXECUTIVE PARTNERS

IdealRatings

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IdealRatings was incorporated in 2006 in San Francisco with a corporate objective to provide SRI/ESG and Shariah compliant solutions to ethical investors and enable them to identify such instruments across different asset classes in the global market. IdealRatings serves clients in over 30 countries with a range of capital market solutions including:

  • Equities – A web-based platform covering over 40,000 stocks, where fund managers can screen equities using different, custom-built ESG/SRI/Responsible Investments and Shariah rulebooks or guidelines. This solution caters to different purification calculation methodologies with a comprehensive set of reports for fund managers to manage their portfolio.
  • REITs – Global coverage of all listed REITs that could be screened in accordance with different standard Shariah rulebooks or guidelines.
  • Indexes – Co-branded and jointly marketed by FTSE-Russell Indexes and a separate series with Thomson Reuters for the global markets, designed for fund management and investment benchmarking. In addition, IdealRatings is able to provide custom-built indexes for the fund management industry.
  • Sukuk – A unique solution which includes the global Sukuk and a pioneering Sukuk-screening solution that enables fund managers to customize their Sukuk selection in accordance to their Shariah rulebook, guidelines or investment preference, and
  • Brokerage – The solution provides broking houses the ability to screen global equity markets, a technical analysis of the markets and equities, buy/sell/hold recommendations and purification amounts.
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Trowers & Hamlins

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Trowers & Hamlins is an international law firm with over 150 partners and more than 900 people located across the UK, the Middle East and the Far East providing a full-service integrated offering to clients with local knowledge and expertise at its core.

Our distinguishing feature is that with 25 years of experience in the UK and the Middle East, we have a depth of knowledge of the Islamic finance industry that covers the entire spectrum from regulatory and corporate governance to capital market issuances and real estate investment. Our international team of multidisciplinary specialists will guide you on structuring your Shariah compliant activities to help you achieve a successful outcome.

With our growing office in Kuala Lumpur, our team now advises on Islamic investments, financings and products across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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About REDmoney Events

REDmoney events designs, organizes and hosts industry-leading conferences, forums, roadshows, seminars and dialogues focusing on the Islamic financial markets across a global, regional and national level. Leveraging an exceptional network of the industry’s elite and supported by the expertise of the REDmoney publishing and seminars divisions, REDmoney Events are able to provide access to a unique array of influential speakers, panelists and participants from a cross-section of the global industry to debate the most significant issues affecting the Shariah compliant financial markets.

REDmoney events are differentiated by their complimentary yet qualified attendance structure, ensuring the highest quality of both delegates and contributors. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, attendance ensures exclusive access to the leaders in their field across all sectors and markets.

TThe annual IFN Asia and IFN UK Forums are categorically recognized as their continent’s leading industry events since their inception in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The Dialogues series has also become an integral element of the REDmoney events series and have cemented their position as leading, must-attend, events. In 2022, we introduced the Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum, which was an enormous success, and will become a mainstay.

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